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Posted: July 27, 2004
 Fry or glow? - Linda McQuaig
Weaning ourselves off coal and nukes would mean not having to choose between two dumb ways to die.
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Anybody but Bush? Penney Kome & Dylan Kome
Two siblings out of six million eligible US ex-patriates discuss whether to vote in November.
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He says, "No"... 
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"Yes, I will vote" - Penney Kome
"Anything can happen in an election."
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"No, I won't vote" - Dylan Kome
"What could I do with a ballot besides spoil it?"
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Workplaces
Morale boosters - Mike Martin
Why companies benefit from happy, healthy employees.
Canadian politics
Space bombs - Alfred Lambremont Webre, ICIS
Despite US denials, proposed Ballistic Missile Defense structure lends itself to weapons in space.
US election watch
Strict scrutiny
US Representatives request UN election observers for Presidential election.
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Hot headlines
 Supporting tyrants - Gwynne Dyer, Toronto Star
Western interference has propped up Arab tyrants, undermining Arab wealth and literacy.
Staff of life - Raisa Pages, Granma International
World reserves at 30-year low in International Year of Rice.
Fighting upstream - Nicholas K. Geranios, ENN
US First Nations sue Canadian smelter over pollution.
Spoofing Barbie - BBC
Court orders Mattel to pay legal costs of artist it sued for his use of Barbie dolls.
Tears for two-tier - Nicholas Watt and John Carvel, The Guardian
UK private healthcare providers face threat to their private incomes.
Feedback from our readers
Bad mooos - Randal Marlin
Dismissal of whistleblowing scientists hazardous to all Canadians.
No free lunch - John Doucette
How much did it cost Canadian taxpayers to fly the Bush family to their fishing trip?
Humour
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Driving by the numbers.
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